Thornton · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ. M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Kennedyville, MD: what to set up and who to call
Kennedyville has no town government of its own, so Kent County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Kent County Public Schools. Tap water in Kennedyville comes from the Kennedyville water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Kennedyville, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Kennedyville.
Power comes from Delmarva Power
Delmarva Power (Delmarva Power), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Kennedyville. Its homes paid an average of 21.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $214 a month (its average across Maryland, for customers on its standard service). Maryland lets you buy power from another supplier; 3% of Delmarva Power’s home customers do, and Delmarva Power still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Kennedyville water system
The Kennedyville water system supplies almost all of Kennedyville. It draws ground water and serves 300 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MD0140005.
6 home internet providers serve Kennedyville
100% of 114 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talkie Communications | Fiber | 98% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Breezeline | Cable | 92% | 1,000/50 |
| ThinkBig Networks | Fiber | 19% | 1,000/1,000 |
| BridgeMAXX Suncoast Broadband | Fixed wireless | 98% | 100/20 |
| RiverNet | Fixed wireless | 52% | 1,200/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 7% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Kennedyville’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kennedyville.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Kennedyville is in Kent County Public Schools.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Kennedyville is unincorporated, so Kent County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Mar 2018; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
Kennedyville is in ZIP code 21645
ZIP codes where Kennedyville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Kennedyville | ZIP’s residents in Kennedyville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21645 | Kennedyville, MD | 100% | 23% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Kennedyville
Who supplies Kennedyville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Kennedyville water system (EPA ID MD0140005). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Kennedyville?
Delmarva Power (Delmarva Power), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 21.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Kennedyville?
Talkie Communications, Breezeline, ThinkBig Networks, BridgeMAXX Suncoast Broadband, RiverNet, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Kennedyville?
21645. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Kennedyville in?
Kent County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Kennedyville?
In Maryland you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before). Elections here are run by the Kent County Board of Elections. Check your registration at voterservices.elections.maryland.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.